58 bankruptcies in week 38

24/09/2020 12:00

In week 38, 58 companies and institutions including sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This is 12 more than in week 37. In the first 38 weeks of 2020, altogether 2,511 bankruptcies were pronounced among companies and institutions in the Netherlands. This is 241 down on the same period in 2019.

Throughout the coronavirus crisis, CBS is providing weekly updates on the number of bankruptcies pronounced by Dutch courts. The weekly updates are normally released on Thursdays at 12.00 p.m.

Not including sole proprietorships, there were 51 bankruptcies in week 38. This is 8 up on the previous week. In addition, 7 sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt, 4 more than in the previous week.

Number of bankruptcies of businesses and institutions (including sole proprietorships), weekly
Year	Week	Bankruptcies
2019	1	17
2019	2	74
2019	3	69
2019	4	82
2019	5	87
2019	6	71
2019	7	84
2019	8	64
2019	9	83
2019	10	74
2019	11	63
2019	12	85
2019	13	80
2019	14	85
2019	15	81
2019	16	88
2019	17	64
2019	18	58
2019	19	72
2019	20	56
2019	21	78
2019	22	83
2019	23	59
2019	24	64
2019	25	81
2019	26	78
2019	27	75
2019	28	74
2019	29	76
2019	30	64
2019	31	70
2019	32	67
2019	33	78
2019	34	74
2019	35	65
2019	36	49
2019	37	87
2019	38	93
2019	39	69
2019	40	64
2019	41	74
2019	42	69
2019	43	45
2019	44	95
2019	45	74
2019	46	84
2019	47	78
2019	48	79
2019	49	81
2019	50	71
2019	51	96
2019	52	54
2020	1	25
2020	2	72
2020	3	70
2020	4	73
2020	5	82
2020	6	67
2020	7	114
2020	8	73
2020	9	68
2020	10	80
2020	11	76
2020	12	68
2020	13	47
2020	14	74
2020	15	97
2020	16	65
2020	17	112
2020	18	80
2020	19	57
2020	20	92
2020	21	85
2020	22	79
2020	23	72
2020	24	60
2020	25	86
2020	26	31
2020	27	65
2020	28	64
2020	29	57
2020	30	38
2020	31	52
2020	32	46
2020	33	61
2020	34	33
2020	35	49
2020	36	37
2020	37	46
2020	38	58
2020	39
2020	40
2020	41
2020	42
2020	43
2020	44
2020	45
2020	46
2020	47
2020	48
2020	49
2020	50
2020	51
2020	52

Number of bankruptcies of businesses and institutions (including sole proprietorships), weekly
Year	Week	Bankruptcies
2019	1	17
2019	2	74
2019	3	69
2019	4	82
2019	5	87
2019	6	71
2019	7	84
2019	8	64
2019	9	83
2019	10	74
2019	11	63
2019	12	85
2019	13	80
2019	14	85
2019	15	81
2019	16	88
2019	17	64
2019	18	58
2019	19	72
2019	20	56
2019	21	78
2019	22	83
2019	23	59
2019	24	64
2019	25	81
2019	26	78
2019	27	75
2019	28	74
2019	29	76
2019	30	64
2019	31	70
2019	32	67
2019	33	78
2019	34	74
2019	35	65
2019	36	49
2019	37	87
2019	38	93
2019	39	69
2019	40	64
2019	41	74
2019	42	69
2019	43	45
2019	44	95
2019	45	74
2019	46	84
2019	47	78
2019	48	79
2019	49	81
2019	50	71
2019	51	96
2019	52	54
2020	1	25
2020	2	72
2020	3	70
2020	4	73
2020	5	82
2020	6	67
2020	7	114
2020	8	73
2020	9	68
2020	10	80
2020	11	76
2020	12	68
2020	13	47
2020	14	74
2020	15	97
2020	16	65
2020	17	112
2020	18	80
2020	19	57
2020	20	92
2020	21	85
2020	22	79
2020	23	72
2020	24	60
2020	25	86
2020	26	31
2020	27	65
2020	28	64
2020	29	57
2020	30	38
2020	31	52
2020	32	46
2020	33	61
2020	34	33
2020	35	49
2020	36	37
2020	37	46
2020	38	58
2020	39
2020	40
2020	41
2020	42
2020	43
2020	44
2020	45
2020	46
2020	47
2020	48
2020	49
2020	50
2020	51
2020	52

Most bankruptcies recorded in retail trade

Of all sectors, retail trade recorded the highest number of bankruptcies, namely 12. This is 8 more than in the previous week. Furthermore, 9 companies were declared bankrupt in construction, 4 fewer than in week 37. In the specialised business services sector (including legal services providers, architectural offices and advertising agencies), 7 companies went bankrupt, 4 more than in week 37.

Number of bankruptcies of businesses and institutions (including sole proprietorships) by sector, 2020
Sector	Week 38	Week 37
Retail trade	12	4
Construction	9	13
Professional, scientific and technical services	7	3
Manufacturing	6	3
Wholesale	5	2
Food and beverage service activities	4	0
Financial and insurance activities	3	3
Transportation and storage	2	1
Real estate activities	2	2
Human health and social work activities	2	4
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2	1
Employment activities	1	0
Travel agency, tour operator and other related activities	1	3

Number of bankruptcies of businesses and institutions (including sole proprietorships) by sector, 2020
Sector	Week 38	Week 37
Retail trade	12	4
Construction	9	13
Professional, scientific and technical services	7	3
Manufacturing	6	3
Wholesale	5	2
Food and beverage service activities	4	0
Financial and insurance activities	3	3
Transportation and storage	2	1
Real estate activities	2	2
Human health and social work activities	2	4
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2	1
Employment activities	1	0
Travel agency, tour operator and other related activities	1	3